cicisbeo

== English == === Alternative forms === cicisbee, sigisbeo === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian cicisbeo, of onomatopoeic origin. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌtʃɪtʃɪzˈbeɪəʊ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌt͡ʃit͡ʃəzˈbeɪoʊ/ Rhymes: -eɪəʊ === Noun === cicisbeo (plural cicisbeos or cicisbei) (now chiefly historical) A man who escorts a married woman to social functions, especially in 18th-century Italy; a married woman's lover. ==== Derived terms ==== cicisbeism ==== Related terms ==== cicisbea ==== Translations ==== == Esperanto == === Etymology === Borrowed from Polish cicisbeo, ultimately from Italian cicisbeo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡sit͡sizˈbeo/ Rhymes: -eo Syllabification: ci‧ciz‧be‧o === Noun === cicisbeo (accusative singular cicisbeon, plural cicisbeoj, accusative plural cicisbeojn) cicisbeo == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃi.t͡ʃizˈbɛ.o/ Rhymes: -ɛo Hyphenation: ci‧ci‧sbè‧o === Etymology 1 === Onomatopoeic of people chatting. ==== Noun ==== cicisbeo m (plural cicisbei) (historical, 18th century) cicisbeo (knightly servant of a high-born lady) Synonym: cavalier servente (by extension) a dandy, a vain young man who is concerned about his appearance, especially in order to attract women Synonyms: bellimbusto, damerino, galletto, vagheggino, zerbinotto 2016, Sandra Heath, La lady mascherata, tr. by Fabrizio Pezzoli, Edizioni Mondadori (publ.), →ISBN. (historical, 18th century, figurative) a kind of ribbon ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → French: sigisbée → Spanish: chichifo ==== Further reading ==== cicisbeo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== cicisbeo first-person singular present indicative of cicisbeare